The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-09-14
QUATREFOIL.

Some two or three years ago any one
passing through Fifty-ninth street about
nine o'clock on pleasant mornings might
have seen two girls on horseback, at
tended by staid elderly groom, enter
The Eighth Avenue gate of Central Park,
and presently disappear under the leafy
irchway which forms the entrance to the
Bride Road.
These two girls were my cousin Leslie
Effingham and myself, Louise Marie Ar
6uthnot, usually known to all my init.
mates as Lou Arbuthnot. Leslie was q
tall, slender girl with straight classical
features, marble white complexion, and q
perfect rope Of hair, "yellow like ripe
corn" On horseback, in her perfectly
lifting habit, absolutely moulded to her
dgure, she was one continued sinuous
graceful outline from head to foot.
Moreover, she was very clever, studious,
and well-read, and had but one serious
fault in my eyes, that of being morbidly,
incurably shy, and especially with men,
One would have thought every man was
wolf in sleeps clothing.
In this respect, as in most others, /
was perfect contrast to Leslie as | was
short, plump, and rosy-cheked, with
curly brown hair, and | have been told
often that the dimples round my mouth
and under my eyes are But there !
What is the use of repeating things2
At that time had been advised to try
riding for my health, and Leslie, who
always went out every day, had invited
me to accompany her regularly. To this
planI had but one eobjection-the fact that
| am, and always was, an arrant coward
on horseback.
Although by dint of instruction l
learned to ride well enough on a quiet
horse, and even to sit a plunge or two, l
was afraid all the time, and if the ami
NAL is at all positive about having his
avn way he is sure to get in with me.
TO this day / prefer to ride a trotting
horse, because when horse is trotting |
am sure he is not running away.
No words can tell how | hated and
feared my black pony Sprite, and well
did the little wretch know it, and take
advantage of his power. Perhaps three
mornings out Of four he would go along
quietly enough, the fourth he would shy
at every baby wagon, cart, drain cover,
Or bright pebble he could see, kick al
imaginary mes, squat hKe raoDlt IL nc
saw oio!I . tnen reap up ana SGuttle
aWIS a.IS iu 'he sun iat lashloh, Worse
s.n", 'nouSi nc i'''u aosoiu!ely no lear ol
Wv, VI. elo' 'a'gu ioa'i' AT sucn times ne "oulu
and rising placidly on his hind legs,
would give me the option of getting of
over his tail or surrendering at discretion.
a. I'm "'o i1os,io u'Sv, scolu, coax
.mo aL'u l.u.ou,o nlc tIc IeSul' was away;
i, ne 'ano H0' Siooi'i i'"' u coile up ano
'o%u 1lii1c,
~ 'Sil'' "ho ~ 'he sau'iie knew no rear,
Soulu I not rt''liHc my .lmia,ty, her OWL
aorse, aon,,'1d u poweriua , pay enorougn,preo,
So .e,moo ,o ~ ~ ,ne " p perieet tcrror, liaoie a
i. y. "uy i"oiie". 70 Jump an ui,'
hnD"n ny r','i,oei VI iG1' on the grouhu,
i"5; i"sI ou' ''oiouHiy "nitu III lilc alr' 'heI
s"s u'~en iee' larther On,
T"n,.' Tnli;a ,;,y SmSy Us !ul1'ly aS Oeiorei Du'
10S,lo HiD iINou no'ilns oc'.er'
Cno 'nIi i"te III APril we roue VI
70 'le emu oi iehlh avenue, ana turned
ma nv a hv,o " JUMP, Ni'lc .eslie sent mel
oom nLo On iI On an il eirahI, saying tnat mean
.nLlo sno Mouiu CIV housiiah bey some
PtaG.loe oveI stohe wan. 1 Jumped
oPiit9 VNet t,i9 ~" iail-ience 'hat III
w. siueu .i. m5'" m iioni 'nc io"''' ana thl'
,ca' s"'is'ieu All my ohioitioh IN tha'
'ine' go. n-,
I.'Siie 81 =, l'ue l'ousliIi pey AZ Tue hiShes,
Pant patti, 9i 'iio . s'Gno main, Mhich ne cleared
lahulyi pu' pIoAe away y, On lanuing, ahu
! les SouIu , NOT AT once pun MN in' oprlie
nm ,tgnnd n1Soih aht utseI.eu' .h' rusneu at tht
Q maiii s'oPPcH sI9i,' 'Hon, rising on M
nihu'le9s, p.uhteo ms IoreIeet on the toI
stone, anu sloou' calInly Dut hTmly re
luslnS " no'e. screamed 70 Lesue t'
I9t cIlilI 9dGA tiH ,;..I 9IlcS, Mhlie Sprlte 9nly
whlSNeo ms il''iG uocHeu 'ail, e0ckeu nj
ears ana actG1ily wrggieo with ENJOY
mcht oil my uiIGhlina' , -,
AT my eau Leslie turned her hors'
Iouhu 10 70 come 70 my assistance, sS Dut ltou
sIah bey' alarmed at the curious specta
cleI ieiuseu TO come near me rearing